Database Administrator

Elite is the trusted automation platform for law firm operations across most of the world’s largest and most successful law firms. Elite has guided firms through every technology shift and today delivers the only cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies financial, invoice, time, and data management into a single system of action. With embedded AI, predictive analytics, and integrated payments, Elite’s products enable firms to shorten billing cycles, reduce write-offs, and unlock firm-wide insights, making financial operations the foundation for law firm innovation and growth. Learn more at elite.com.

Job Description:

The Database Administrator 2 independently manages database environments of moderate complexity and plays a key role in improving performance, reliability, and data integrity. This role expands ownership, technical depth, and accountability for database operations.

Work Arrangement: Remote

This role requires the individual to be based in UK Time Zone (GMT/BST).

What You’ll Do:

• Own administration and support of assigned database platforms and environments.
• Analyze execution plans, query store, and wait statistics to troubleshoot slow-running queries.
• Support high availability and disaster recovery configurations, including Geo-Replication, Failover Groups, and Point-in-Time Restore.
• Support existing PowerShell scripts and Azure Runbooks for operational tasks such as index and statistics maintenance.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex database performance and availability issues.
• Implement performance tuning, indexing, and optimization strategies.
• Support database design reviews and collaborate with Engineering teams on schema changes.
• Implement and maintain high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions
• Automate routine database operations and monitoring where possible
• Contribute to database standards, documentation, and operational best practices
• Communicate database risks, trends, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Ability to participate in on-call or incident response rotations as required
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and company objectives.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in database administration or related roles.
• Strong proficiency with SQL Server and hands-on understanding of T-SQL and database concepts.
• Experience with Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, and SQL on Azure VMs.
• Experience with database monitoring tools and concepts like Execution Plans and Query Store.
• Solid understanding of database security, access controls, and compliance requirements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up <10% as business needs require.
• Role requires the following physical capacity: Sedentary: primarily desk/computer work.
• Must be legally authorized to work in United Kingdom; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Retirement Savings Plan with an Employer Contribution
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Time Off
• Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Global Parental Leave
• Calm, free premium subscription
• Employee Discount Program

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for this position.

Additional Information

At Elite Technology, we embrace an employee-centric, flexible work model that empowers you to do your best work in the environment that suits you. However, we also recognize the importance of in-person collaboration for key moments that truly matter.

In our flexible remote approach, you have the freedom to choose a workspace within your home country that best fits your needs. Our corporate offices are located in New York City, Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, providing additional options for those who prefer or need a hybrid work environment.

Our diverse global team spans the U.S., Canada, U.K., Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Australia. Please note that at this time, we are unable to hire employees located in Quebec or Ontario Provinces, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

We are not accepting applications submitted through recruiting agencies.